Mylothris flaviana

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Mylothris flaviana
Mylothris flaviana figures 8, 9
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Mylothris
Species: M. flaviana
Binomial name
Mylothris flaviana
Grose-Smith, 1898[1]
Synonyms
  • Mylothris solilucis Schultze, 1914
  • Mylothris flaviana var. aurantiaca Rebel, 1914
  • Mylothris interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Mylothris flaviana, the Yellow Dotted Border, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of submontane forests.

Subspecies

  • Mylothris flaviana flaviana (eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon)
  • Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (south-eastern Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania)

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